rocksnstumps
5 year old buck +
With that list, sounds like someone is planning on making cider sometime in the future!
I am afraid to ask or start but is anyone trading scions???
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With that list, sounds like someone is planning on making cider sometime in the future!
Yes indeed
Already making some but currently relying on buying from local orchards. Hopefully in a few years I'll be self-sufficient.
doublelunger
Yearling... With promise
I mailed out the different varieties people had asked from me this morning so you should be getting them next week sometime.
SmallChunk
5 year old buck +
Mine is always loaded with CAR but none on the fruit. It seems to be a good grower, produced fruit on the third year. Removed all but two and the birds got one. I didn't care for the taste, but I can see the deer liking the small Apple!
rocksnstumps
5 year old buck +
All this talk, talk, talk about scions, couldn't take anymore so I had to go and buy a grafting knife today. Gonna try some local wild trees that some hang until late Nov on Antonovka from local conservation club. Just a 1/2 doz, yeah keep telling yourself that...
i have a few scions laying around, free if you want em.
i have a bunch or arkansas black and a few goldrush. a few others (see above) but nothing that i know of that is late-hanging.
rocksnstumps
5 year old buck +
I'm in zone 4b and maybe borderline 4a at times so have to keep that in mind for planting. Still would be tempting to try a few of the varieties not found at typical garden nursery like ashmeads kernal or roxbury russet. I'm going to try to go more with decent size crabs for late hangers anyway for both deer/turkeys but figured to get some grafting practice in on a few trees which are consistent producers, deer favorites, but not that great for us humans. Kinda of a practice run.
greyphase
5 year old buck +
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
" Only gonna do a couple .......... just to try it ........... "
^^^^
I said that 60 trees ago !!!
^^^^I said that 60 trees ago !!!
aerospacefarmer
5 year old buck +
Atta boy rocks those 2 dozen should be a snap lol
rocksnstumps
5 year old buck +
Well, good thing I used the version of 1/2 instead of 0.5 doz. After some decimal slight of hand somebody out there mighta raised the bar to five (5) doz......lol. I only ordered 10 rootstocks so maybe can resist.......you know I did plant some crabs a couple of years ago that could be top worked........
Corey Peterson
5 year old buck +
If anybody is looking for the varieties below let me know.
Apple:
Crown Empire
Hampshire
Jordan Russet
False Yarlington
Milwaukee
Pear
Potomac
Harrow Sweet
Apple:
Crown Empire
Hampshire
Jordan Russet
False Yarlington
Milwaukee
Pear
Potomac
Harrow Sweet
Ok folks, here is what I have. Be forewarned, they've been off the tree in a black plastic bag with damp paper towels for about a week. Normally not a problem, but we've had some major temp fluctuations, so they may be a bit closer to breaking dormancy (but maybe not. who knows.)
Lots of (5-10 scions worth): Goldrush, Honeycrisp, Enterprise, King David, 3 wild trees from my property, and a tree my grandpa planted (Mac type?)
Limited (≤5 scions): Pristine, Chestnut crab.
One of the wild trees seems like it'd make a great cider apple. Super sour, but also SUPER sweet. Really an odd mixture. Relatively disease resistant (or at least tolerant). This and the other wild trees are on their 2nd-4th year of pruning, and prior to that were on a swamp edge in partial sun. It drops it's apples in October and has a few that stay through winter.
Wild tree #2 hasn't produced much, but it is a few feet away from where we dug our pond (didn't realize it was there). Maybe a little bit of FB, but overall seems pretty resistant/tolerant. The apples drop in September/October.
#3 is a pretty good apple. Red and green. Kinda tart. Not nearly as intense as #1, but still good. No major problems with diseases other than some blossom blight a year or so ago. Seems to have a prolonged drop period/harvest period that runs from Mid September through late October.
PM me your address and I'll send them out. All I'm looking for is $hipping.
Lots of (5-10 scions worth): Goldrush, Honeycrisp, Enterprise, King David, 3 wild trees from my property, and a tree my grandpa planted (Mac type?)
Limited (≤5 scions): Pristine, Chestnut crab.
One of the wild trees seems like it'd make a great cider apple. Super sour, but also SUPER sweet. Really an odd mixture. Relatively disease resistant (or at least tolerant). This and the other wild trees are on their 2nd-4th year of pruning, and prior to that were on a swamp edge in partial sun. It drops it's apples in October and has a few that stay through winter.
Wild tree #2 hasn't produced much, but it is a few feet away from where we dug our pond (didn't realize it was there). Maybe a little bit of FB, but overall seems pretty resistant/tolerant. The apples drop in September/October.
#3 is a pretty good apple. Red and green. Kinda tart. Not nearly as intense as #1, but still good. No major problems with diseases other than some blossom blight a year or so ago. Seems to have a prolonged drop period/harvest period that runs from Mid September through late October.
PM me your address and I'll send them out. All I'm looking for is $hipping.
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CrazyEd
5 year old buck +
Things are packed up. Just need to get to the post office now.
SmallChunk
5 year old buck +
I know I'm late to the game here, basketball season has really put me behind! I have messaged a few of you about a couple of varieties.
Looking for these ones...any help would be great!!!
Norland
Dolgo(from a grafted source)
Kerr
Wickson
Kindercrisp
Breakey
Golden hornet
Galarina
Tolman sweet
Beacon
Wolf River
Zestar
Shafer
All winter hanger
Winter wildlife
Violis
Looking for these ones...any help would be great!!!
Norland
Dolgo(from a grafted source)
Kerr
Wickson
Kindercrisp
Breakey
Golden hornet
Galarina
Tolman sweet
Beacon
Wolf River
Zestar
Shafer
All winter hanger
Winter wildlife
Violis
sandbur
5 year old buck +
I believe Kindercrisp is patented.
I can get you most of the others next year. I finished pruning, discarded most of the wood, and mailed scion all ready.
Mahindra3016
5 year old buck +
Is anyone growing Lady Williams apples? I would be interested in some scion.
